Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”).

Verb edit

yiłneʼ

  1. he/she is throwing it (a solid roundish object)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishneʼ yiilneʼ deiilneʼ
2nd person niłneʼ wołneʼ daałneʼ
3rd person yiłneʼ deiłneʼ
4th person jiłneʼ dajiłneʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłneʼ yiilneʼ dasiilneʼ
2nd person yíníłneʼ woołneʼ dasoołneʼ
3rd person yiyííłneʼ deisneʼ
4th person jííłneʼ dajisneʼ

See also edit

Navajo Propel Themes to throw it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic ł -NEʼ yiłneʼ
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
ł -DÉÉL yiłdeeł
FFO sheet, paper -ʼAH yiʼáád
SSO stick, pole ł -TʼEʼ yiłtʼeʼ
AnO animate, doll
NCM wig, hay; fog ł -JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog -TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden -YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality -NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion ł -KAAD yiłkaad
OC severality/profusion
in a container